What happens
actually when you drink a can of Coke? Most people probably don’t waste too
many thoughts about it, but actually the fizzy brown soft drink has some pretty
considerable effects on your body, which the “Renegade Pharmacist” Dr. West
Conner has summarized

1.
The first 10 minutes.

10 teaspoons of sugar shoot through your body (that’s 100% the
recommended consumption). Your body is prevented from immediately vomiting
because the phosphates cover the taste.

2. After 20 minutes

Your blood sugar skyrockets and Insulin is released at
once. Your liver reports to duty immediately and converts all the available
sugar into fat.

3. After 40 minutes

After 40 minutes, the caffeine in the Cola has been completely
absorbed by your body. Your pupils begin to dilate, your blood pressure rises,
and your liver answers by throwing more sugar into your circulation. The
adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked, which is why you are no
longer capable of becoming tired.

4. After 45 minutes

Your body releases even more dopamine. This stimulates your
brain’s pleasure center. Heroin works the same way.

5. At 60 minutes

The phosphates acid binds the calcium, magnesium, and zinc to
your lower intestine, boosting your metabolism some more. This is compounded by
the huge dose of sugar and the artificial sweeteners that force the excretion
of calcium through your urine.

6. After 60 minutes

The diuretic function of the caffeine begin to kick in. (It
pretty much makes you run to the bathroom.) All the calcium, magnesium, and
zinc that was meant for your bones is excreted, just like the sodium,
electrolytes, and water.

7. A bit after 60 minutes.

After the high spirits have finally faded comes the sugar crash.
You become irritable and sluggish. You have now rid yourself of all the water
that was in the Cola. But not before enriching it with all the wonderful and
important nutrients that were meant for your body. These could have supplied
your metabolism with water or strengthened your bones or teeth. On top of that,
your chance to develop diabetes, and have to wear an insulin pump like the one
pictures above, has risen.

Many people don’t
know what Coke can do to your body - and indeed daily. That is why it is so
important that as many people as possible have access to this information. So share this with everyone that you know.